# Distance from Little Rock (LIT) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 14,964 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,964 km / 9,298 mi / 8,080 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 14:46 in Little Rock, it's 05:46 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 168 ft (MEL is higher than LIT)

## Airports

### [Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field (LIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lit-little-rock-bill-and-hillary-clinton-ntladams-field/1ef266df-2787-6996-8915-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Little Rock, United States
- ICAO: KLIT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.730000, -92.220000
- Elevation: 266 ft

### [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melbourne, Australia
- ICAO: YMML
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -37.670000, 144.840000
- Elevation: 434 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:46 in Little Rock, it's 05:46 in Melbourne.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field (LIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lit-little-rock-bill-and-hillary-clinton-ntladams-field/1ef266df-2787-6996-8915-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)